A number of areas in Metro Manila experienced flooding following heavy to intense rainfall on Saturday afternoon.
In Quezon City, footage from YouScooper Gelo Imperial showed floodwaters up to the roof of a vehicle along Mother Ignacia Avenue in Barangay South Triangle.
Floodwaters on Mother Ignacia Avenue rose to around average human height in less than an hour, Darlene Cay said in her report on “24 Oras Weekend.”
Due to the strong current, a plastic barrier was taken away while a utility van, a pickup truck, and a street sign were submerged.
Several motorists and commuters were stranded due to the flood.
“First time kong makakita ng ganito kataas na baha, na grabe po, na nasaan na ‘yung flood control project? Nasaan ‘yung pera? Kawawa kaming mga negosyante na nagbabayad ng tax. At the same time for how many years na ganito pa rin ang nangyayari, wala pa rin. Nasaan kayo?” said Mark Ong Teñoso.
(This is the first time I’ve seen such high floods, it is worse. Where is the flood control project? Where did our money go? We businessmen who pay taxes are in a dire situation. At the same time, for how many years has this has been happening, nothing has happened. Where are you?)
After the floodwaters receded, traffic moved smoothly while local government personnel removed trash and mud from the roads.
Gutter-deep flood was also seen across a mall along EDSA at 3:15 p.m., according to a video from YouScooper Sharmaine Baldrez.
Parts of Maginhawa Street were flooded as of 2:15 p.m., according to footage taken by YouScooper Tom Tagra.
EDSA-Seminary Road also experienced flooding, Luisito Santos of Super Radyo dzBB reported.
Other streets in the metro were also impassable to vehicles due to floods.
Rising floodwaters beneath the Skyway on Araneta Avenue left several cars stranded, according to Jamie Santos’ “24 Oras Weekend” report.
A driver was seen on video escaping through the window of his car after half of it was submerged.
Several vehicles were also reported to have been damaged by the flood, while MMDA personnel prohibited vehicles from Skyway from going to C3 Caloocan.
Several residents near the area were seen wading through chest-high floodwaters, while the water was waist-to-chest high on P. Florentino Street.
In a thunderstorm advisory past 4 p.m. on Saturday, weather bureau PAGASA said heavy to intense rain showers with lightning and strong winds were experienced in Metro Manila, particularly in Marikina and Pasig. — VDV/VBL, GMA Integrated News
